University of Northern Iowa College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences: Natural Science

Students seeking a major in one of the above areas must first be admitted to the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences at UNI.

Major Specific Courses and Requirements

BA and BS degrees are available for some majors. Requirements and suggested electives vary for each major.

Degrees, admission requirements, and suggested electives for each major within the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences vary. We encourage you to work closely with your Hawkeye advisor and your UNI advisor to plan the courses you need to take at Hawkeye to transfer to the major of your choice.

Placement in Math courses is dependent on ACT, ACCUPLACER, or COMPASS scores. All students must take the ALEKS for math placement at UNI once they transfer, no matter the level of math completed at Hawkeye.

Additional emphasis areas or paths may exist within degrees and not all are necessarily listed on this sheet.

These requirements are subject to change without notice. Please check with UNI for verification of courses.

Liberal Arts Core

Students completing the Associate of Arts degree, following the specifications of the community college and meeting all conditions of the articulation agreement, will meet the UNI Liberal Arts Core (LAC) requirements with the following exceptions:

CAPSTONE must be completed at UNI after transfer.

A course in NON-WESTERN CULTURES must be completed either at the community college or at UNI.

CLS-130 African Cultures

CLS-141 Middle Eastern History and Culture

CLS-150 Latin American History and Culture

CLS-160 East Asian History and Culture

CLS-164 Japanese History and Culture

CLS-172 Russian Civilization

FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (for students graduating from high school or earning a GED in 1989 and later). Two years of the same high school foreign language are required with C- or better in the last term, or the student may take two semesters of the same foreign language in college with a C- or better in the second course. This requirement may be met by FLS-151 Spanish I and FLS-152 Spanish II.